Peaceville records releases the best of Pentagram from the
records "Relentless", "Be Forewarned" and "Day Of
Reckoning". The band started their career back in the
seventies and they had big influence on the swedish doom
metal heroes Candlemass.
Reviewed by: Anders Sandvall
Pentagram
Bobby Liebling-lead vocals
Victor Griffin-guitar
Martin Swaney-bass
Joe Hasselvander-drums
Doom rock is dull, harping and without many changes in the
music. The band smells of old Black Sabbath doom rock. The
band is said to be a legend and very grand, I have never
heard of them before, Doom rock isn’t my cup of tea.
The record "Turn To Stone" is extremely long, eighty
minutes and seventeen tracks. The whole record is nothing
but a long complainant song without any substance
music-wise. Everything sounds the same, Bobby on vocals
has a weak voice and his capacity is very limited. I have
only heard the promo, but most of it seems to tell about
darkness, the devil, sadness and death as in songs like
"Bride of evil", "Vampire Love", "Wolf’s Blood", "Evil
Seed", and "Live Free And Burn".
According to the album info there are classics like "All
Your Sins", "Death Row", and "Relentless". I can only say
that this band is a classic one and this record is probably
a bargain for everyone fond of doom rock.
More info about the band look at their label
www.peaceville.com